These are the things that keep me alive

[sovay]

For the second consecutive year, Strange Horizons has been nominated for a Hugo Award.

Almost everything right now is very bad.

This makes me happy.

Congratulations, all!

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[phi]

Almost everything right now is very bad.

*hugs* I'm sorry to hear it :(

But congrats on the Hugo nom! The ballot this year is quite excellent (except for the *ahem* obvious outliers).

[sovay]

But congrats on the Hugo nom!

Thank you! It really does make me happy, and it's a credit to all the writers and reviewers (and illustrators and readers and webmasters) as well as the editors. All our poets rock.

The ballot this year is quite excellent (except for the *ahem* obvious outliers).

(seriously I know what even)

[phi]

(seriously I know what even)

He posted a slate to his blog and encouraged his readers to all buy memberships and nom his slate. (seriously, do-not-link links here and here) I feel terrible for everyone who was sixth or seventh on the short lists, and I wish there was some way prove vote tampering. Ugh.

[sovay]

I feel terrible for everyone who was sixth or seventh on the short lists, and I wish there was some way prove vote tampering. Ugh.

It is my hope that Aliette de Bodard wipes him off the map.

[phi]

It is my hope that Aliette de Bodard wipes him off the map.

Mine too, but I suspect Ted Chiang will actually win. I'm still irritated Aliette didn't win best short story last year.

[kate_nepveu]

Sorry about the badness, and congratulations!

[sovay]

Sorry about the badness, and congratulations!

Thank you! I am holding on to the cool things.

[gwynnega]

I'm sorry to hear about the badness, but congratulations for the nomination!!

[sovay]

I'm sorry to hear about the badness, but congratulations for the nomination!!

Thank you!

[spatch]

This is a good thing. You do good things. I am impressed with and so very proud of you.

There is no "Hugo on with your bad self" joke here, which is probably for the best

[sovay]

There is no "Hugo on with your bad self" joke here, which is probably for the best

Love.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Another good thing is that lesser_celery has announced the latest Not One of Us

Here's hoping for more goodness and less badness in your life soon.

[teenybuffalo.livejournal.com]

Seconding all this comment.

[sovay]

Seconding all this comment.

Thanks. I am trying.

[sovay]

Another good thing is that lesser_celery has announced the latest Not One of Us

It arrived in my mailbox this afternoon and it's great!

Here's hoping for more goodness and less badness in your life soon.

Thank you.

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

Huzzah!

And *hugs*

I do hope the almost everything gets very much better.

Nine

[sovay]

Huzzah!I do hope the almost everything gets very much better.

I would like it!

[auriaephiala.livejournal.com]

I hope the badness is resolved or disappears soon.

The Hugo nom represents your work in collaboration with others, and you should enjoy it!

[sovay]

I hope the badness is resolved or disappears soon.

Thank you.

The Hugo nom represents your work in collaboration with others, and you should enjoy it!

I am! That, I am. Everyone involved with Strange Horizons deserved it.

[prezzey.livejournal.com]

Congrats!!! Also, another thing that's not bad is that we're sharing a ToC again, this time in CSZ :) (a bad thing in it is that they got my pronouns wrong, but they said they'd fix it...)

[sovay]

Congrats!!!

Thank you!

Also, another thing that's not bad is that we're sharing a ToC again, this time in CSZ

I saw! And I like the poems. You are a good ToC-mate.

(a bad thing in it is that they got my pronouns wrong, but they said they'd fix it...)

(I hope they swiftly do. I've never had them screw up mine, but I did have like three different misspellings of my last name in the same issue once.)

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

I was very pleased to see your name among the nominees, and well deserved.

I hope the badness starts to dissipate soon. May spring bring you back the happiness you richly deserve, with interest.

[sovay]

I was very pleased to see your name among the nominees, and well deserved.

Thank you. There are a couple of very weird things on that ballot, but I like to think that Strange Horizons is not one of them.

I hope the badness starts to dissipate soon. May spring bring you back the happiness you richly deserve, with interest.

To you, too! (It would be great.)

[beowabbit]

I’m very sorry there’s badness, but hurray for happymaking things!

[sovay]

I’m very sorry there’s badness, but hurray for happymaking things!

Thank you!

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry for the bad, but glad for the happy. Congratulations!

[sovay]

Congratulations!

Thanks!

[ashlyme.livejournal.com]

You guys deserve this.

*hugs* against the rest. Tell me if there's anything I can do.

[sovay]

You guys deserve this.

Thank you.

*hugs* against the rest. Tell me if there's anything I can do.

I will let you know. Right so much of it is concrete—money, health—it's hard to think of what would help beyond the immediate solutions.

*hugs*